Arians wants his coaches to have family time

When training camps are in full swing and the football seems to run around the clock, it’s easy to forget the people in the business generally have families back home.

But Cardinals coach Bruce Arians reminded his assistants he wants them to take time, and not be the kind of coaches who brag about sleeping in the office so they can watch more film.

“We’re not that style of staff,” Arians said, via Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic. “We get our work done, we go home. I told every guy, ‘if you miss one of your children’s events, shame on you.’

“I had to do that as a younger coach and I refuse to make my coaches do that. Before you know it, your kid’s in whiskers. And they’re gone.There’s plenty of time to come back and do your work, but don’t cheat your family.”

Arians also wants his staff to get some rest, so they’re sharper when they’re at work.

“Every school teacher in America, if they are staying up until 2 a.m. to get their lesson plans done, they’re going to do a really bad job of teaching it the next day,” he said.

Now we just have to see if the Cards staff follows orders. The NFL is populated by Type A personalities, conditioned to work around the clock because that’s what they’ve always done and that’s what they think their competitors are doing.

Nice philosophy Coach however you apparently haven’t been in Arizona long enough to realize that the FANS only care about winning at any cost and our education system out here bears testiment to the fact that teacher’s aren’t staying up till 2 a.m. working on lesson plans…our schools are broke and the kids don’t even have books!

Not sure about Arians as a football coach, but seems like a really cool guy. I agree the coaches who sleep at team headquarters at the expense of their families need to prioritize. Easy way to burn out too

i, flounder says:Aug 2, 2013 2:18 PM

i also know the bald mans pain of having to wear those caps even when they seem not appropriate to attire or location. brofist brother arians. keep your head up.

Bruce Arians bring his succesful tactics with him when he joins an organization. Watching film for an-hour or 40-hours won’t do much if you don’t have the personnel. He understands the league and will have his team ready to make some noise.

I hate to disappoint some of you, but I don’t have a hard time not liking Arians at all. I can’t stand a coach who comes in and thinks he’s going reinvent the wheel. You’ll never hear a HC say: “We won this SuperBowl because I made sure my coaches got plenty of sleep”.